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Nowitzki ‘Guessing’ Monta Ellis Wants to Opt Out
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Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki believes teammate Monta Ellis plans to opt-out of the final year of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
“I haven’t talked to him lately, but I’m guessing he wants to opt-out,’’ Nowitzki said Tuesday. “Why would he not?
“He’s had two phenomenal seasons here. He was our closer, he was our leading scorer last year and I’m sure for his market value he feels like he was a little underpaid.’’
Source: Dwain Price of The Star Telegram
